In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INCARNADINES
Verb
incarnadines
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incarnadine
Source: Wiktionary
INCARNADINE
In*car"na*dine, a. Etym: [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.]
Definition: Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.
In*car"na*dine, v. t.
Definition: To dye red or crimson. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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